5G And Your Child: The Health Risks of 5G for Children

Posted on April 17, 2019

Written by R Blank

5G is coming. For some of us, it’s already here. And if you’re concerned that the increase in electromagnetic radiation might be detrimental to adults, then here’s something else to bear in mind: the health risks of 5G for children are even greater.

Why? Below we’ll take a look. Here’s what we know so far about how 5G networks might impose health risks on children.

Children And Radiation Absorption

Before we delve into the risks of 5G specifically, it’s important to understand why children are generally more at risk from the effects of electromagnetic radiation.

One of the main reasons is absorption. Says a 2014 study, published in Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure, “Children absorb more MWR [microwave radiation] than adults because their brain tissues are more absorbent, their skulls are thinner and their relative size is smaller.”

This is therefore true for any kind of radio frequency radiation, whether it’s emitted by a cell phone, wifi router, wireless baby monitor, or other device. This has also been confirmed by other studies — like a Brazilian study from 2015 and, more recently, this 2018 study which concludes that “young eyes and brains absorb substantially higher local radiation doses than adults’”.

One related point of concern is around cell phone safety standards. FCC safety standards are based upon a testing model known as SAM (Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin) — which is a plastic model of an adult male head. This means that, in the words of a 2012 scientific paper, the safety standards are “greatly underestimating the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for typical mobile phone users, especially children”.

The Specific Absorption Rate for a 10-year old is “up to 153% higher than the SAR for the SAM model,” says the study. “When electrical properties are considered, a child’s head’s absorption can be over two times greater, and absorption of the skull’s bone marrow can be ten times greater than adults.”

So to put it another way: our cell phone safety guidelines are based on the absorption rate of a 220-pound adult male, when multiple research has shown that smaller bodies — especially children’s — absorb at a much higher rate.

Of course, it’s not just cell phones children are being exposed to. If we take into account other types of exposure, what does the future hold?

Children And Cumulative Effect

This leads us to another factor in regards to electromagnetic radiation and children: cumulative effect. Children are now being exposed to EMF from a much younger age, as well as in greater amounts, which means that by the time they reach adulthood their cumulative exposure will be at a level not yet seen — and certainly never before tested — in humans.

As the Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure study referenced above explains, microwave radiation from wireless devices “has been declared a possible human carcinogen. Children are at greater risk than adults when exposed to any carcinogen. Because the average latency time between first exposure and diagnosis of a tumor can be decades, tumors induced in children may not be diagnosed until well into adulthood.”

In short, it could be years before the true health consequences are known.

There are other reasons, too, why children are at a higher risk and require more protection. Like the fact that their bodies and brains are still in development. As British physicist Barrie Trower explains, “Children are physiologically and neurologically immature. It takes years for the blood-brain barrier to form, leaving children more prone to cell-leakage from microwave radiation. And a person’s immune system, which fights off damage, takes 18 years to develop.”

The Health Risks of 5G for Children

This leads us to the introduction of 5G networks, and the subsequent health risks of 5G for children.

As we’ve explored in other posts, the health risks of having a 5G network are not yet known. These next-generation networks are being rolled out without testing and without adequate updates to safety standards. What we do know is that the potential for danger is so real and so strong that 5G rollouts are facing massive opposition — from concerned citizens, from scientists around the world, from local councils, and others.

The reason for the concern is that 5G requires thousands of “small cell” towers to be posted around a city in order for it to work. Because these receptors will be so ubiquitous, residents will have no choice but to have their exposure to EMF dramatically increased.

With 5G, anywhere you go, radiation will follow.

So, when we consider the health risks of 5G for children, the heightened exposure is the key cause for concern. If, as we’ve seen above, children absorb more radiation, are more susceptible to health effects due to their developing bodies, and will have increased cumulative exposure across their lifetimes, when we multiply this with the vastly amplified exposure of 5G the threat becomes very real.

With 5G, children may be exposed to radio frequency radiation constantly: at home, at school, even out in the street. Parents lose the ability to choose, because the bombardment of EMF from 5G cell receptors is outside of their control.

How To Protect Against The Health Risks of 5G for Children

Our children are our future, so it makes sense to take a cautionary approach. Since 5G networks are hard to escape from, limiting children’s exposure to other sources of EMF is a good place to start. Avoid keeping cell phones close to where children sleep, for example, and if you do need to have them near put them on airplane mode.

Some EMF-blocking products are especially designed for babies and small children — like the SYB Baby Blanket and SYB Beanie — and protect against all types of radio frequency radiation, including 5G.

Lastly, keep up to date as to what 5G networks are being rolled out in your area. You may not be able to prevent them, but you can at least stay informed.

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